Deals & People

Jim Neill, Michael Dudkowski and Michael Patalsky join professional services firm Towers Watson from Wilshire Associates.

NFP Retirement hired five new consultants to its retirement plan and investment consulting teams in Texas and California.

Lincoln Financial Group hired Shawn Daly to serve as senior business development director on the firm's institutional retirement distribution team.

Charles C. Cornelio is retiring as president of retirement plan services at Lincoln Financial Group, a position he has held since 2009.

Chicago-based registered investment adviser Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. announced Robert J. Moore will be the firm's next chief executive officer.

Nicole Spinelli has been appointed to lead the newly created WISE organization—dedicated to supporting “the unique needs of female advisers and clients” across Lincoln Financial Network’s businesses.

Four regional vice presidents have been added to the intermediary sales team of CUNA Mutual Retirement Solutions.

The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company Inc. announced Matthew Butler and Christopher Pic have been named second vice presidents in the retirement solutions division.

Thomas E. Clark, Jr., an Employee Retirement Income Security Act specialist and employee benefits lawyer, has joined the Wagner Law Group.

Independent advisory firm RMR Wealth Builders appointed Stuart Simchowitz to develop the firm's 401(k) and retirement plans business.

A partnership between Cetera Financial Group and Envestnet Retirement Solutions enables Cetera to offer Envestnet’s practice management platform to its retirement plan advisers.

Financial services provider OneAmerica added three regional sales staff to support the realignment of its field services and national accounts teams.

Independent financial advisory practice, Ellsworth Private Wealth Management, has transitioned to LPL Financial’s broker/dealer platform.

The acquisition of New York Life Retirement Plan Services widens John Hancock’s breadth of solutions for retirement plans.

Salient Partners announced it will acquire Forward Management, an independent asset management firm based in San Francisco and investment adviser to the Forward Funds.

Employee benefits law firm Groom Law Group expanded its pension plan funding and restructuring practice with the hire of Joshua Shapiro as a senior actuarial adviser.

A partnership between Boston Wealth Management (BWM) and Marathon Retirement & Pension Consulting (Marathon RPC) brings joint assets to more than $500 million.

John Hancock Retirement Plan Services (RPS) announced the promotion of Barbara Wilderman to regional vice president in the Southeast division.

Wellspring Advisor Group is the newest addition to the LPL Financial broker/dealer platform.

With the affiliation of John Carroll and his new company, Wellspring Advisor Group LLC, Pensionmark Retirement Group has opened its first office in Louisiana.